PMI & Healthcare

Rapid growth in demand for private medical insurance (PMI) is encouraging for the sector but means new risks are emerging, participants in this Health & Protection roundtable in association with Vitality noted....

Advisers have made a clear call for help from insurers to grow the market for protection and health insurance, with examples including events and research, application support and marketing campaigns. Intermediaries Health...

Soaring NHS wait times and stubbornly high long-term sick numbers have meant employers have been forced to reassess the health and wellbeing support they offer staff. The trend has led growing numbers...

Universal access to NHS dentistry has "gone for good" and NHS England should introduce a basic core service for children, older people and people who cannot afford private treatment, according to the...

Health & Protection speaks exclusively to VitalityHealth managing director Dr Keith Klintworth about the current market and how it will be affected this winter. Dr Klintworth discusses the key trends affecting the...

Nine in 10 companies operating across the independent healthcare sector including major hospital groups feel the market environment for private medical insurance (PMI) funded services is very positive or positive and they...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 supplement is out now with all the highlights from the night. It includes all the winners, shortlists, photos from the night and insight into the...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out its final rules for insurance firms to transfer and replace retained EU law provisions from the Insurance Distribution Directive. The regulator confirmed it is...

Record waits for NHS treatment intensifying the UK's war for talent has meant use of additional services - whether dental, virtual GPs or mental health support services - is soaring. In a...

As the health insurance market roars back after Covid, the value of add-on services and benefits for both insurers and consumers is becoming increasingly tested. But add-on providers face a new challenge:...